Of

(used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.): within a mile of the church;south of Omaha;to be robbed of one's money.

(used to indicate derivation, origin, or source): a man of good family;the plays of Shakespeare;a piece of cake.

(used to indicate cause, motive, occasion, or reason): to die of hunger.

(used to indicate material, component parts, substance, or contents): a dress of silk; a book of poems;a package of cheese.

(used to indicate apposition or identity): Is that idiot of a salesman calling again?

(used to indicate specific identity or a particular item within a category): the city of Chicago; thoughts of love.

(used to indicate possession, connection, or association): the king of France; the property of the church.

(used to indicate inclusion in a number, class, or whole): one of us.

(used to indicate the objective relation, the object of the action noted by the preceding noun or the application of a verb or adjective): the ringing of bells;He writes her of home;I'm tired of working.

(used to indicate reference or respect): There is talk of peace.

(used to indicate qualities or attributes): an ambassador of remarkable tact.

Its

the possessive form of it (used as an attributive adjective): The book has lost its jacket. I'm sorry about its being so late.

By

by1(bī),USA pronunciation prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes.prep.

near to or next to: a home by a lake.

over the surface of, through the medium of, along, or using as a route: He came by the highway. She arrived by air.

on, as a means of conveyance: They arrived by ship.

to and beyond the vicinity of; past: He went by the church.

within the extent or period of; during: by day; by night.

not later than; at or before: I usually finish work by five o'clock.

to the extent or amount of: The new tug is larger than the old one by a great deal. He's taller than his sister by three inches.

from the opinion, evidence, or authority of: By his own account he was in Chicago at the time. I know him by sight.

according to; in conformity with: This is a bad movie by any standards.

with (something) at stake; on: to swear by all that is sacred.

through the agency, efficacy, work, participation, or authority of: The book was published by Random House.

from the hand, mind, invention, or creativity of: She read a poem by Emily Dickinson. The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison.

in consequence, as a result, or on the basis of: We met by chance. We won the game by forfeit.

accompanied with or in the atmosphere of: Lovers walk by moonlight.

in treatment or support of; for: He did well by his children.

after; next after, as of the same items in a series: piece by piece; little by little.

(in multiplication) taken the number of times as that specified by the second number, or multiplier: Multiply 18 by 57.

(in measuring shapes) having an adjoining side of, as a width relative to a length: a room 10 feet by 12 feet.

(in division) separated into the number of equal parts as that specified by the second number, or divisor: Divide 99 by 33.

in terms or amounts of; in measuring units of: Apples are sold by the bushel. I'm paid by the week.

begot or born of: Eve had two sons by Adam.

(of quadrupeds) having as a sire: Equipoise II by Equipoise.

[Navig.](as used in the names of the 16 smallest points on the compass) one point toward the east, west, north, or south of N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, or NW, respectively: He sailed NE by N from Pago Pago.

into, at, or to: Come by my office this afternoon.

adv.

near; in the immediate vicinity; at hand: The school is close by.

to and beyond a point near something; past: The car drove by.

aside; away: Put your work by for the moment. Over the years, she laid by enough money to retire.

over; past: in times gone by.

by and by, in a short time; before long; presently: The clouds will disappear by and by.

by and large, in general; on the whole: By and large, there is much to be said for the new system.

by me:

(in bridge and other bidding card games) a declaration that the speaker is passing.

(in poker) a declaration that the speaker is checking: Is my pair of tens still high? By me.

adj. Also, bye.

situated to one side: They came down a by passage.

secondary, incidental: It was only a by comment.

n.

bye1.

by the by. See bye1 (def. 5).

French

French
(french),USA pronunciation adj.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking.

n.

the people of France and their direct descendants.

a Romance language spoken in France, parts of Belgium and Switzerland, and in areas colonized after 1500 by France. Abbr.: F

v.t.

(often l.c.) to prepare (food) according to a French method.

(often l.c.) to cut (snap beans) into slivers or thin strips before cooking.

(often l.c.) to trim the meat from the end of (a rib chop).

(often l.c.) to prepare (meat) for cooking by slicing it into strips and pounding.

to short-sheet (a bed).

(often l.c.) Slang (vulgar). to give oral stimulation of the penis or vulva.

French′ness, n.

During

dur•ing
(dŏŏr′ing, dyŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation prep.

throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.

at some time or point in the course of: They departed during the night.

Off

off
(ôf, of ),USA pronunciation adv.

so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.

so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off.

away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the west.

away from a path, course, etc.; aside: This road branches off to Grove City.

so as to be away or on one's way: to start off early; to cast off.

away from what is considered normal, regular, standard, or the like: to go off on a tangent.

from a charge or price: He took 10 percent off for all cash purchases.

at a distance in space or future time: to back off a few feet; Summer is only a week off.

out of operation or effective existence: Turn the lights off.

into operation or action: The alarm goes off at noon.

so as to interrupt continuity or cause discontinuance: Negotiations have been broken off.

in absence from work, service, a job, etc.: two days off at Christmas.

completely; utterly: to kill off all the inhabitants.

with prompt or ready performance: to dash a letter off.

to fulfillment, or into execution or effect: The contest came off on the appointed day.

into nonexistence or nothingness: My headache passed off soon.

so as to be delineated, divided, or apportioned: Mark it off into equal parts.

away from a state of consciousness: I must have dozed off.

away from the land, a ship, the wind, etc.

get it off. See get (def. 45).

get off on. See get (def. 49).

off and on:

Also, on and off. with intervals between; intermittently: to work off and on.

on alternate tacks.

off with:

take away; remove: Off with those muddy boots before you step into this kitchen!

cut off: Off with his head!

prep.

so as no longer to be supported by, attached to, on, resting on, or unified with: Take your feet off the table! Break a piece of bread off the loaf.

deviating from: off balance; off course.

below or less than the usual or expected level or standard: 20 percent off the marked price; I was off my golf game.

not fixed on or directed toward, as the gaze, eyes, etc.: Their eyes weren't off the king for a moment.

from (a specified source): I bought it off a street vendor.

from or of, indicating material or component parts: to lunch off cheese and fruit.

from or by such means or use of: living off an inheritance; living off his parents.

at some distance to seaward of: off Cape Hatteras.

off of, [Informal.]off: Take your feet off of the table!

adj.

in error; wrong: You are off on that point.

slightly abnormal or not quite sane: He is a little off, but he's really harmless.

not up to standard; not so good or satisfactory as usual; inferior or subnormal: a good play full of off moments.

no longer in effect, in operation, or in process: The agreement is off.

stopped from flowing, as by the closing of a valve: The electricity is off.

in a specified state, circumstance, etc.: to be badly off for money.

(of time) free from work or duty; nonworking: a pastime for one's off hours.

not working at one's usual occupation: We're off Wednesdays during the summer.

of less than the ordinary activity, liveliness, or lively interest; slack: an off season in the tourist trade.

unlikely; remote; doubtful: on the off chance that we'd find her at home.

more distant; farther: the off side of a wall.

(of a vehicle, single animal, or pair of animals hitched side by side) of, being, or pertaining to the right as seen from the rider's or driver's viewpoint (opposed to near): the off horse; the off side.

starting on one's way; leaving: I'm off to Europe on Monday. They're off and running in the third race at Aqueduct.

lower in price or value; down: Stock prices were off this morning.

noting one of two like things that is the farther from the shore; seaward: the off side of the ship.

[Cricket.]noting or pertaining to that side of the wicket or of the field opposite that on which the batsman stands.

n.

the state or fact of being off.

[Cricket.]the off side.

v.i.

to go off or away; leave (used imperatively): Off, and don't come back!

v.t.

to kill; slay.

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